Water rights never garanteed the holders water in times of drought, only a place in line for it. It's a system for some order, a order of curtailment and somewhat reflects land values.
Yes. But when a last in line Water Rights holder doesn't get their water they demand they should have it anyway. By way of the national media.
I give you the Westlands Water District as an example. What say you? What's your take on this? I don't own Water Rights in California. But I have a relative in Chico who is sweating bullets over this.